هدف

هدف

See also: ہدف‎ and ه د ف‎

Arabic

Etymology 1

From the root ه د ف‎ (h-d-f).

Verb

هَدَفَ • (hadafa) I, non-past يَهْدُفُ‎‎ (yahdufu)

1. to approach, to draw near, to be near
2. to aim, to aim at

Conjugation

Conjugation of

هَدَفَ

(form-I sound, verbal noun هَدْف)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						هَدْف hadf
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						هَادِف‎ hādif
passive participle اِسْم الْمَفْعُول						مَهْدُوف‎ mahdūf
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	هَدَفْتُ‎ hadaftu	هَدَفْتَ‎ hadafta	هَدَفَ hadafa		هَدَفْتُمَا‎ hadaftumā	هَدَفَا‎ hadafā		هَدَفْنَا‎ hadafnā	هَدَفْتُمْ‎ hadaftum	هَدَفُوا‎ hadafū
	f		هَدَفْتِ‎ hadafti	هَدَفَتْ‎ hadafat			هَدَفَتَا‎ hadafatā			هَدَفْتُنَّ‎ hadaftunna	هَدَفْنَ‎ hadafna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أَهْدُفُ‎ ʾahdufu	تَهْدُفُ‎ tahdufu	يَهْدُفُ‎ yahdufu		تَهْدُفَانِ‎ tahdufāni	يَهْدُفَانِ‎ yahdufāni		نَهْدُفُ‎ nahdufu	تَهْدُفُونَ‎ tahdufūna	يَهْدُفُونَ‎ yahdufūna
	f		تَهْدُفِينَ‎ tahdufīna	تَهْدُفُ‎ tahdufu			تَهْدُفَانِ‎ tahdufāni			تَهْدُفْنَ‎ tahdufna	يَهْدُفْنَ‎ yahdufna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أَهْدُفَ‎ ʾahdufa	تَهْدُفَ‎ tahdufa	يَهْدُفَ‎ yahdufa		تَهْدُفَا‎ tahdufā	يَهْدُفَا‎ yahdufā		نَهْدُفَ‎ nahdufa	تَهْدُفُوا‎ tahdufū	يَهْدُفُوا‎ yahdufū
	f		تَهْدُفِي‎ tahdufī	تَهْدُفَ‎ tahdufa			تَهْدُفَا‎ tahdufā			تَهْدُفْنَ‎ tahdufna	يَهْدُفْنَ‎ yahdufna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أَهْدُفْ‎ ʾahduf	تَهْدُفْ‎ tahduf	يَهْدُفْ‎ yahduf		تَهْدُفَا‎ tahdufā	يَهْدُفَا‎ yahdufā		نَهْدُفْ‎ nahduf	تَهْدُفُوا‎ tahdufū	يَهْدُفُوا‎ yahdufū
	f		تَهْدُفِي‎ tahdufī	تَهْدُفْ‎ tahduf			تَهْدُفَا‎ tahdufā			تَهْدُفْنَ‎ tahdufna	يَهْدُفْنَ‎ yahdufna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		اُهْدُفْ‎ uhduf			اُهْدُفَا‎ uhdufā				اُهْدُفُوا‎ uhdufū
	f		اُهْدُفِي‎ uhdufī							اُهْدُفْنَ‎ uhdufna
passive voice الْفِعْل الْمَجْهُول
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	—	—	هُدِفَ hudifa		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	—	—	يُهْدَفُ‎ yuhdafu		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	—	—	يُهْدَفَ‎ yuhdafa		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	—	—	يُهْدَفْ‎ yuhdaf		—	—		—	—	—
	f		—	—			—			—	—

Verb

هَدَّفَ • (haddafa) II, non-past يُهَدِّفُ‎‎ (yuhaddifu)

1. (intransitive, sports, soccer) to score a goal

Conjugation

Conjugation of

هَدَّفَ

(form-II sound)

verbal noun الْمَصْدَر						تَهْدِيف‎ tahdīf
active participle اِسْم الْفَاعِل						مُهَدِّف‎ muhaddif
active voice الْفِعْل الْمَعْلُوم
		singular الْمُفْرَد				dual الْمُثَنَّى			plural الْجَمْع
		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب		1st person الْمُتَكَلِّم	2nd person الْمُخَاطَب	3rd person الْغَائِب
past (perfect) indicative الْمَاضِي	m	هَدَّفْتُ‎ haddaftu	هَدَّفْتَ‎ haddafta	هَدَّفَ haddafa		هَدَّفْتُمَا‎ haddaftumā	هَدَّفَا‎ haddafā		هَدَّفْنَا‎ haddafnā	هَدَّفْتُمْ‎ haddaftum	هَدَّفُوا‎ haddafū
	f		هَدَّفْتِ‎ haddafti	هَدَّفَتْ‎ haddafat			هَدَّفَتَا‎ haddafatā			هَدَّفْتُنَّ‎ haddaftunna	هَدَّفْنَ‎ haddafna
non-past (imperfect) indicative الْمُضَارِع الْمَرْفُوع	m	أُهَدِّفُ‎ ʾuhaddifu	تُهَدِّفُ‎ tuhaddifu	يُهَدِّفُ‎ yuhaddifu		تُهَدِّفَانِ‎ tuhaddifāni	يُهَدِّفَانِ‎ yuhaddifāni		نُهَدِّفُ‎ nuhaddifu	تُهَدِّفُونَ‎ tuhaddifūna	يُهَدِّفُونَ‎ yuhaddifūna
	f		تُهَدِّفِينَ‎ tuhaddifīna	تُهَدِّفُ‎ tuhaddifu			تُهَدِّفَانِ‎ tuhaddifāni			تُهَدِّفْنَ‎ tuhaddifna	يُهَدِّفْنَ‎ yuhaddifna
subjunctive الْمُضَارِع الْمَنْصُوب	m	أُهَدِّفَ‎ ʾuhaddifa	تُهَدِّفَ‎ tuhaddifa	يُهَدِّفَ‎ yuhaddifa		تُهَدِّفَا‎ tuhaddifā	يُهَدِّفَا‎ yuhaddifā		نُهَدِّفَ‎ nuhaddifa	تُهَدِّفُوا‎ tuhaddifū	يُهَدِّفُوا‎ yuhaddifū
	f		تُهَدِّفِي‎ tuhaddifī	تُهَدِّفَ‎ tuhaddifa			تُهَدِّفَا‎ tuhaddifā			تُهَدِّفْنَ‎ tuhaddifna	يُهَدِّفْنَ‎ yuhaddifna
jussive الْمُضَارِع الْمَجْزُوم	m	أُهَدِّفْ‎ ʾuhaddif	تُهَدِّفْ‎ tuhaddif	يُهَدِّفْ‎ yuhaddif		تُهَدِّفَا‎ tuhaddifā	يُهَدِّفَا‎ yuhaddifā		نُهَدِّفْ‎ nuhaddif	تُهَدِّفُوا‎ tuhaddifū	يُهَدِّفُوا‎ yuhaddifū
	f		تُهَدِّفِي‎ tuhaddifī	تُهَدِّفْ‎ tuhaddif			تُهَدِّفَا‎ tuhaddifā			تُهَدِّفْنَ‎ tuhaddifna	يُهَدِّفْنَ‎ yuhaddifna
imperative الْأَمْر	m		هَدِّفْ haddif			هَدِّفَا‎ haddifā				هَدِّفُوا‎ haddifū
	f		هَدِّفِي‎ haddifī							هَدِّفْنَ‎ haddifna

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha.daf/

• Audio

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Noun

هَدَف • (hadaf) m (plural أَهْدَاف‎ (ʾahdāf))

1. target, object, aim, end

   ‏أَخْطَأَ ٱلْهَدَفَ‎‎ ― ʾaḵṭaʾa l-hadafa ― to miss the mark

2. objective, purpose, design, intention

   ‏ذُو هَدَفٍ‎ ― ḏū hadafin ― meaningful

3. goal
4. (sports) goal (“a point scored in a game as a result of placing the object into the goal”)

   ‏حَامِي هَدَفٍ‎‎ ― ḥāmī hadafin ― a goalkeeper

Declension

Declension of noun هَدَف (hadaf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هَدَف hadaf	الْهَدَف‎ al-hadaf	هَدَف hadaf
Nominative	هَدَفٌ hadafun	الْهَدَفُ‎ al-hadafu	هَدَفُ hadafu
Accusative	هَدَفًا‎ hadafan	الْهَدَفَ‎ al-hadafa	هَدَفَ hadafa
Genitive	هَدَفٍ hadafin	الْهَدَفِ‎ al-hadafi	هَدَفِ hadafi
Dual	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هَدَفَيْن‎ hadafayn	الْهَدَفَيْن‎ al-hadafayn	هَدَفَيْ‎ hadafay
Nominative	هَدَفَانِ‎ hadafāni	الْهَدَفَانِ‎ al-hadafāni	هَدَفَا‎ hadafā
Accusative	هَدَفَيْنِ‎ hadafayni	الْهَدَفَيْنِ‎ al-hadafayni	هَدَفَيْ‎ hadafay
Genitive	هَدَفَيْنِ‎ hadafayni	الْهَدَفَيْنِ‎ al-hadafayni	هَدَفَيْ‎ hadafay
Plural	basic broken plural triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	أَهْدَاف‎ ʾahdāf	الْأَهْدَاف‎ al-ʾahdāf	أَهْدَاف‎ ʾahdāf
Nominative	أَهْدَافٌ‎ ʾahdāfun	الْأَهْدَافُ‎ al-ʾahdāfu	أَهْدَافُ‎ ʾahdāfu
Accusative	أَهْدَافًا‎ ʾahdāfan	الْأَهْدَافَ‎ al-ʾahdāfa	أَهْدَافَ‎ ʾahdāfa
Genitive	أَهْدَافٍ‎ ʾahdāfin	الْأَهْدَافِ‎ al-ʾahdāfi	أَهْدَافِ‎ ʾahdāfi

Noun

هَدْف • (hadf) m

1. verbal noun of هَدَفَ (hadafa) (form I)

Declension

Declension of noun هَدْف (hadf)

Singular	basic singular triptote
	Indefinite	Definite	Construct
Informal	هَدْف hadf	الْهَدْف‎ al-hadf	هَدْف hadf
Nominative	هَدْفٌ hadfun	الْهَدْفُ‎ al-hadfu	هَدْفُ hadfu
Accusative	هَدْفًا‎ hadfan	الْهَدْفَ‎ al-hadfa	هَدْفَ hadfa
Genitive	هَدْفٍ hadfin	الْهَدْفِ‎ al-hadfi	هَدْفِ hadfi

References

• Dozy, Reinhart Pieter Anne (1881), “page–750”, in Supplément aux dictionnaires arabes (in French), volume 2, Leiden: E. J. Brill
• Freytag, Georg (1837), “هدف”, in Lexicon arabico-latinum praesertim ex Djeuharii Firuzabadiique et aliorum Arabum operibus adhibitis Golii quoque et aliorum libris confectum (in Latin), volume 4, Halle: C. A. Schwetschke, page 376
• Wehr, Hans (1979), “هدف”, in J. Milton Cowan, editor, A Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic, 4th edition, Ithaca, NY: Spoken Language Services, →ISBN, page 1198–1199

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Ottoman Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic هَدَف‎ (hadaf, “target, aim, goal”).

Noun

هدف • (hedef) (plural اهداف‎ (ahdaf))

1. target, a butt or mark to shoot at

   Synonyms: آماج‎ (amaç), غرض‎ (ğaraz), نشان‎ (nişan)

2. aim, goal, purpose, intention

   Synonyms: آماج‎ (amaç), غایه‎ (gaye), مقصد‎ (maksad), نیت‎ (niyet)

Descendants

• Turkish: hedef

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “hedef”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1924
• Kélékian, Diran (1911), “هدف”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1322b
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1687), “Scopus”, in Complementum thesauri linguarum orientalium, seu onomasticum latino-turcico-arabico-persicum, simul idem index verborum lexici turcico-arabico-persici, quod latinâ, germanicâ, aliarumque linguarum adjectâ nomenclatione nuper in lucem editum, Vienna, column 1521
• Meninski, Franciszek à Mesgnien (1680), “هدف”, in Thesaurus linguarum orientalium, Turcicae, Arabicae, Persicae, praecipuas earum opes à Turcis peculiariter usurpatas continens, nimirum Lexicon Turkico-Arabico-Persicum, Vienna, column 5448
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “hedef”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Redhouse, James W. (1890), “هدف”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 2160

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Pashto

Etymology

From Persian هدف‎ (hadaf), from Arabic هَدَف‎ (hadaf).

Pronunciation

• (non-native) IPA^(key): /hadəf/
• IPA^(key): /adəp/
• IPA^(key): /hədəp/
• IPA^(key): /hədəw/

Noun

هدف • (hëdëf) m

1. (rare, obsolete) goal

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Persian

Etymology

From Arabic هَدَف‎ (hadaf).

Noun

Dari	هدف
Iranian Persian
Tajik	ҳадаф (hadaf)

هدف • (hadaf) (plural اهداف‎)

1. target
2. objective
3. goal

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South Levantine Arabic

Root
ه د ف‎

Etymology

From Arabic هَدَفَ‎ (hadafa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ha.daf/, [ˈha.daf]

• Audio (al-Lidd)

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Verb

هدف • (hadaf) (form I, present بهدف‎ (bihdif))

1. to aim, to aspire

Conjugation

Conjugation of هدف (hadaf)
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
past	m	هدفت (hadaft)	هدفت (hadaft)	هدف (hadaf)		هدفنا (hadafna)	هدفتو (hadaftu)	هدفو (hadafu)
	f		هدفتي (hadafti)	هدفت (hadfat)
present	m	بهدف (bahdif)	بتهدف (btihdif)	بهدف (bihdif)		منهدف (mnihdif)	بتهدفو (btihdifu)	بهدفو (bihdifu)
	f		بتهدفي (btihdifi)	بتهدف (btihdif)
subjunctive	m	أهدف (ʔahdif)	تهدف (tihdif)	يهدف (yihdif)		نهدف (nihdif)	تهدفو (tihdifu)	يهدفو (yihdifu)
	f		تهدفي (tihdifi)	تهدف (tihdif)
imperative	m		اهدف (ihdif)				اهدفو (ihdifu)
	f		اهدفي (ihdifi)